《新编科技英语阅读教程》(作者范莹芳)所选内容丰富，难易兼顾，共分16个单元，内容均选自互联网上的科普文章，涉及能源、环境保护、互联网、生物、计算机、农业、基因工程、气候、地理等领域。每个单元包含两个内容相关联的篇章，每个篇章后设有一般词汇与科技术语解释以及与课文相关的练习等，并在全书的最后提供了练习的参考答案，以便读者使用。

《新编科技英语阅读教程》(作者范莹芳)主要是为大学本科高年级学生及研究生编写的，是与《科技英语翻译教程》和《科技英语写作教程》相配套的教材。《新编科技英语阅读教程》侧重于提高读者的英语语言能力，内容丰富，信息前沿，语言地道。本书所选文章分精读和泛读两类，难度适中，实用性较强。每个单元均设计了练习题，针对性较强。本书可作为理工科本科高年级学生及研究生教材，也可供英语爱好者作为英语科普读物使用。

Unit 1 Cybersecurity

Text A BioVault Locks Up Biometrics

Text B New Chip Brings Military Security to Commercial Processors [Abridged]

Unit 2 Science Mystery

Text A The Great Ketchup Mystery

Text B The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

Unit 3 Biometrics

Text A How will Increasingly Sophisticated Biometric Technologies Affect You?

Text B Financial Institutions Evaluate Biometrics

Unit 4 Psychology

Text A Gene plus Stress Equals Depression Debate

Text B Work: Kindness and Corporation

Unit 5 Energy

Text A Nuclear Fusion: Energy for the Future?

Text B Energy Independence and Climate Change: Linked But Separate

Unit 6 Ecology

Text A Extinction Crisis Looms in Oceania

Text B Bio-Invaders

Unit 7 Agriculture

Text A Optimistic Future for Agriculture Predicted

Text B Sustainable Agriculture: Perennial Plants Produce More; Landscape Diversity

Creates Habitat for Pest Enemies

Unit 8 Arctic and Antarctic

Text A The Last Unexplored Place on Earth(Extracted)

Text B Arctic Land Grabs could cause Eco-Disaster

Unit 9 Endangered Species

Text A Willdife Conservation 2.0

Text B 10 Studies that Revealed the Great Global Amphibian Die-Off-and Some Possible Solutions

Unit 10 Genetic Engineering

Text A Evolution by Intelligent Design

Text B Building Better Humans

Unit 11 Disease and Treatment

Text A Mosquito and Cucumber Salad Anyone?

Text B Is Hypnosis Moving Closer to Mainstream Medicine?

Unit 12 Nuclear Power

Text A Oil Is Out; Is Nuclear In?

Text B The Necessity of Nuclear Power

Unit 13 Material Science

Text A The Kilogram Isn't What It Used to Be--It's Lighter

Text B How to Build an Invisibility Cloak

Unit 14 Mars

Text A Terraforming Mars

Text B The Truth about Water on Mars: 5 New Findings

Unit 15 Space Travel

Text A Russia's Dark Horse Plan to Get to Mars

Text B Solar Sailing

Unit 16 Mind and Brain

Text A The Big Similarities and Quirky Differences between Our Left and Right Brains

Text B Is Patriotism a Subconscious Way for Humans to Avoid Disease?

Keys to Exercises